Escape The Dark (Book 2): Fearful World by Fawkes K.M

Author:Fawkes, K.M. [Fawkes, K.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | EMP | Thriller
Published: 2020-03-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

The shower was cold, of course, and Adam had to wash himself quickly, scrubbing furiously to make sure that all the soap was removed from his body before he allowed himself to climb out. Still, he felt refreshed when he was finished. Hunting wasn’t really for him, he decided. It had been nice to find success out there, to kill that pigeon and realize that he was capable of providing something for dinner. But maybe from now on he would try to stick to fishing. He could still smell the gunpowder on his hands.

When he was finished in the shower, he checked the dresser and found to his delight that it was full of flannel pants and T-shirts. What was more, they looked like they would fit him. He would still have to wear the salt-washed clothes during the day, but he could dress comfortably at night. Even though he knew he would be the worst-dressed person there and would impress nobody, he decided to put on some of the fresh clothes for dinner. This wasn’t a fashion show.

He took a moment in front of the mirror to trim his facial hair, which was becoming unkempt again, and then headed out of his room to see if there was still work to be done in the kitchen with Ella.

But he never made it to the stairs.

“I said mop it all!” someone was yelling. “You missed that spot there! This place is a sty, and it’s all your fault!”

What was going on? Were the Birkins and the McTerrells fighting again? Adam edged along the wall until he reached the corner and peeked around.

Ella was crouched on the floor. She had a small rectangular hand mop and was moving it vigorously against the baseboard. One of the Birkin twins stood over her, his back to Adam. Adam consulted the part of his hair. Left. Langley.

“The dinner will burn,” Ella said, still mopping. “I need to get back downstairs.”

“You should have thought about that before you were lazy with the mopping,” Langley said. “This should have been a five-minute job! I shouldn’t have to come back to you over and over with these things. They should be done right the first time!”

“I really don’t see any dirt here, Langley,” Ella said.

“Well, are you blind? Or are you an idiot?” He squatted beside her, gripped the back of her neck, and shoved her face down toward the ground.

Ella let out a little yelp of pain and fell forward out of her squat, her knees striking the floor as she went down.

Adam felt his blood boil.

“Clean it right,” Langley said, standing upright. “If you mess up the dinner you can just start over.” And he strode off down the hall, stepping on Ella’s fingers as he went. She winced and pulled her hand to her chest, and Adam saw her eyes fill with tears.

He couldn’t believe what he’d seen.

“Hey!” he yelled.

Langley and Ella both turned. Langley looked surprised. Ella looked fearful.

“What the hell was that?” Adam demanded.

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